Combined plow and cultivator for planters and fertilizer-distributers.



No. 684,583. Patented Oct. I5z I90l.

J. H. MCILWINEN E. J. C. FLETCHER. COMBINED PLOW AND CULTIVATUR FORPLANTEHS AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTERS.

(Application med May 31, 1901.)

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N0. 684,583. Patented Oct. I5, |901.

J. H. MGILWINEN & J. C. FLETCHER. COMBINED PLDW AND CULTIVATDB FDRPLANTERS AND FERTILIZER DISTHIBU'II'ERS.

A(Application fxled May 3l, 1901.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. MCILWINEN, OF GIBSON, NORTH CAROLINA, AND JOHN C. FLETCHER, OFMOCOLL, SOUTH CAROLINA.

COMBINED PLOW AND CULTIVATOR FOR PLANTERS AND FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTERS.

SPEGIFIGATIION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 684,583, dated.October 15, 1901- pplioation tiled May 3l, 1901. Serial No. 62.632. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t nza/y concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN H. MoILwTNEN, residing at Gibson, in thecounty of Scotland and State of North Carolina, and JOHN C. FLETCHER,residing at McColl, in the county of Marlboro and State of SouthCarolina, citizens of the United States, have invented a new and usefulCombined Plow and Cultivator for Planters and Fertilizer-Distributers,of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improved combined plow, cultivator, planter, andfertilzerdis tributer; and it consists in the peculiar construction andcombination of devices herein` after fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of ourimproved combined plow, cultivator, planter, and fertilizer-distributer.Fig. 2 is partly a top plan view of the same and partly a sectionalView, taken on a plane indicated by the line a a in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aninverted plan View of the planting and fertilizer-distributingmechanism. Fig. 4 is a detail transverse sectional View of the same.Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the coverers. Fig. 6 is adetail elevation, partlyin section, of the plow.

To the plow-beam lis attached a verticallyadjustable forked standard 2,the arms of which bear on opposite sides of the beam and l are connectedtogether' by bolts 3,wherebythe arms at the upper end of said standardmay be clamped to the said beam and the standard adjusted vertically onthe beam, as will be understood. The said standard 2 is formed of twopieces of metal of the form shown and bent outwardly, as at 4, to adaptthem to re= tain the beam between them, as shown. A furrow opening orother suitable plow or shovel 5 is attached to the lower portion ofstandard 2. The rearwardly-extending bar 6 has its frontend disposedbetween the sides of the standard 2, at the lower end of the latter, andpivotally connected thereto by a bolt 7. On the under side of the said.bar 6 is a sole-bar or shoe 8, which is adapted to run in the bottom ofthe furrow made by the plow or shovel 5. The said shoe 8 is provided onits upper side with a longitudinal groove 9 to receive the lower side ofthe bar 6, and the said shoe 8 is secured to the said bar by a bolt 10,the head of which is in a dovetailed transversely-disposed groove 11 inthe upper side of the shoe 8. Links 12 have their lower ends pivotallyconnected to the bar G by a bolt 12 and have their upper ends connectedto a bolt 13 by a bolt 14, which passes through a slot 15 in the lowerportion of said bolt 13. Thereby the said links are adapted to beadjusted vertically on the said bolt 131 to dispose the bar G and theshoe 8 at an"y desired angle and to compensate for the verticaladjustment of the standard 2. A brace-bar 16 has its front end attachedto the standard 2 by a bolt 17 and its rear end attached to the beam 1by the bolt 13.

Immediately in advance of the standard 2 is astandard 18, the upperportion of which is vertically adjustable on the beam l. The saidstandard 18 is attached to the said beam by bolts 19 and a plate 20. Thelower front edge of the said standard 18, which standard is curvedforwardly and fashioned as shown, is provided with a cutting edge 2l,andsaid standard forms a colter, which operateslin advance of the plow5. The beam is provided with handles 22, of the usual construction,which are braced by the bars 23.

A cultivator-beam 24 is detachably secured on one side of the beam 1 bya clipbolt 2c and adjustingbolt 26, thelatter enabling the saidcultivator-beam to be adjusted toward and from said beam l. Saidcultivator-beam has a standard 27 formed integrally therewith, to whichstandard 27 maybe attached a suitable cultivating shovel or tongue 28.It will be understood` that the said cultivatingshovel or tongueoperates on one side of the plow.

Our improved plow is adapted to be used for plowing and cultivatingpurposes and in opening furrows for planting.

In combination with our improved plow we use a detachable seeding andfertilizer-dis tributing mechanism and suitable coverers, which we willnow describe.

A hopper 30, which` is preferably of the form shown, is adapted to beplaced in rear of the plow-beam and between the handles 22 and to bearagainst the front side of the cross-bar 3l, which connects the handlesto gether. On the rear side of the said hopper, near the upper endthereof, is a traveler-strap 32, which engages a groove with which saidcross-bar 3l is provided. The lower portion of the said hopper isconnected to the plow-beam l by links 34, the front ends of which arepivotally connected to the beam by a bolt 35, and the rear ends of whichare pivotally connected to the front end of bars 36 on the sides ofthehopper. Hence the lower end of the said hopper is flexibly connected tothe plow-beam, and thereby the said hopper is capable of verticalmovement independently of the plow-beam. A shaft 37 has its bearings inopenings in the sides of the hopper, near the lower end of the latter,and in the bars 36. On the ends of the said shaft are ground-wheels 3S,which support the hopper and serve to rotate said shaft, and at thecentral portion of the latter, between the sides of the hopper, is aroller 39, which is provided with radial peripheral studs 40. The bottomof the hopper is formed by a curved metallic plate 4l, which isconcentric with the shaft 37, as shown in Fig. l, and is provided with alongitudinal slot or opening 42, through which seeds or fertilizer may,by the rotation of the roller and spurs 40, be discharged from thehopper, as will be uuderstood. The front side of the curved bottom plateof the hopper is hinged, as at 43, and the rear end thereof is attachedto the rear side of the hopper vby a hook 44. On the lowery side of thecurved bottom plate of the hopper is a laterally-movable cutoff plate45, which is provided with an opening 46, that is adapted to registerwith the opening 42. By shifting said cut-off plate laterally saidopening42 maybe narrowed or widened or entirely cut off. The saidcut-off plate 45 is provided with transverse slots 47, in which operatebolts 48that secure said cutoff plate under the curvedbottom plate ofthe hopper. A shiftin@i link 49. which is curved as shown in Fin.

l, has its front end pivotally connected to the under portion of thehopper, as at 50. Said shifting link is pivotally attached to the cutoffplate, as at 5,1, andto the rear end of said shifting link, whichprojgects rearwardly from the hopper, is connected the lower end of ashifting lever 5,2, the said shifting lever being fulcrumed on the rearside of the hopper, as at 53.. A pair of ooverer-bars have their frontends pivotallyconnected to the standard 2 by the bolt 17.". The saidcoverer-bars 54 are disposed on opposite sides of' theV links 12 and areconnected together by bolts the said covcrer-bars are adapted to playvertically on said links. The said coverer-bars, as will be understood,trail and operate in rear of the furrow-opener and serve to cover thefurrow. A roller 56, has its bearings in the rear ends of apair of bars5.7. The front ends of the said bars are pivotally connected Thereby ito the beam l by bolts 58. The said bars 57 pass on opposite sides ofthe hopper 30, and the roller 5G serves to operate on the covered furrowand to press the earth firmly on the planted seeds. A suitablecovering-board or covering-shovel may be substituted for the saidroller, if preferred.

Our improved planting mechanism is particularly adapted for plantingcotton-seed and for distributing fertilizer, but may be used also forplanting other varieties of seeds.

Frein the foregoing it will be understood that our improved combinedplow, cultivator, planter, and fertiliZer-distributer is adapted for usefor a variety of purposes and that the same is a combined implement,which is of great utility to farmers, is extremely simple, is efficientin operation, and may be manufactured at low cost.

Having thus described our invention, we claiml. The combination of abeam, a standard, a rearwardly-extending bar having its front endpivotally connected to said standard, links connecting the said bar tosaid beam, and coverer-bars secured to said standard and to said links,substantially as described.

2. The combination of a beam, a standard, a bar having its front endpivotally connected to the stan-dard, said bar having a shoe on itslower side and vertically-adjustable links connecting the rear portionof said bar to said beam, and coverer-bars secured to said standard andsaid links, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a beam, a standard, a rearwardly-extending barhaving its front end pivotally connected to said standard, connectionsbetween the rear portion of said l bar and said beam, a shoe having alongitudinal groove on its upper side, in which groove the lower side ofsaid bar is disposed, said v shoe having a transverse dovetailed groovein its upper side, and a bolt having a dovetailed head fitted in saidgroove, and securing said shoe to said bar, substantially as described.

4. The combination of abeam, averticallyadjustable standard, arearwardlyextending bar having its front end pivotally connected tothe'foot of said standard, and a link con nected at its lower end tosaid bar, said link being adjustably connected at its upper end tol saidbeam, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto'affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. MCILWINEN. JOHN C. FLETCHER. Witnesses:

J. W. MASON, E. R. FLETCHER,

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